Research Program Manager

The role

You will coordinate the development, release, and communication of benchmarks and evaluation systems. This role involves working across research, operations, and marketing to support frontier AI model improvements.

What you will do

• Design, scope, and support the creation of new benchmarks
• Run and monitor new evals
• Conceptualise and execute net new research projects
• Develop deep expertise in a domain of your choice
• Build frameworks for evaluating models, auditing benchmarks, and understanding model strengths and weaknesses
• Support customer-facing deliveries where research taste is required
• Develop the messaging for new benchmarks and other releases from the team
• Support with marketing for benchmarks and evals, including new blogs and socials

Required qualifications

• Background in academic research, applied research, or tech consulting
• 2-3 years of professional experience
• Strong analytical and communication abilities
• Proven track record of managing complex projects
• Excited by scrappy work

Benefits

• Competitive equity grant
• $15K relocation bonus (for moving to the Bay Area)
• $10K housing bonus (if you live within 0.5 miles of our office)
• $1.5K monthly stipend for meals
• $200 monthly laundry reimbursement
• $200 monthly personal wellness reimbursement
• Free Equinox membership
• Health, Dental, Vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match

About the company

Mercor builds infrastructure that enables frontier AI labs and enterprises to train, evaluate, and improve AI on real-world professional work. The company is profitable and recently raised a $750 million Series D at a $20 billion valuation.